%\-,...... ......,-\%
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. the honey is a condensation of a thick .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. liquid, inherent to all mazes. ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... ######################################## ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... ........................................ .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ......,-\%
\-,....... mainly collected by the lizardfolk of .......,-\
-,........ the kirugu vargir desert, in the ........,-
\-,....... underlying tunnels. it's use and .......,-\
%\-,...... possession is illegal within the city. ......,-\%
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. , properties , ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... the honey is a reddish amber, very ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... viscous (but still pourable). it smells ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... slightly of eucalyptus, and has a .....,-\%%
%\-,...... mostly bitter taste. ......,-\%
\-,....... .......,-\
-,........ it's highly addictive, and possess ........,-
\-,....... strong psychotropic effects. .......,-\
%\-,...... ......,-\%
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... , collection , ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. the honey materializes in vaccuums ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... within any labyrinthine space. the more ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... folded and ambiguous, the faster it ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... emerges. the cavernous systems under .....,-\%%
%\-,...... the desert of kirugu serves this ......,-\%
\-,....... purpose very well - the lizards use .......,-\
-,........ pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ........,-
\-,....... air, which then are left overnight and .......,-\
%\-,...... harvested the next day. ......,-\%
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. made for this purpose). however, these ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... may take weeks to fill. ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ......,-\%
\-,....... , as a drug , .......,-\
-,........ ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ........,-
\-,....... .......,-\
%\-,...... . one spoon . ......,-\%
%%\-,..... ..... .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... the drug is used by the lizards in ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... these small (but often continuous) ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. doses. this heightens the senses ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. somewhat but at the cost of a lessened .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. ability to multi-task - context ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... switching might take longer and be more ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... confusing. ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ......,-\%
\-,....... . four spoons . .......,-\
-,........ ..... ........,-
\-,....... multitasking becomes very hard (the .......,-\
%\-,...... thought does not occur). senses more ......,-\%
%%\-,..... acute but "unimportant" (ignored). .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... inner perceptions take the upper hand, ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... abstraction and memory faculties are ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. sharpened severely. slight telepathy ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... to move around the body (if so ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... inclined). ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ......,-\%
\-,....... . seven spoons . .......,-\
-,........ ..... ........,-
\-,....... the honey eater becomes unresponsive to .......,-\
%\-,...... normal stimuli, but able to override ......,-\%
%%\-,..... their own senses with dreamlike .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... eaters, mood reading of those who stay ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. sober (worth noting that the thoughts ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. are very fragmented and hard to .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. decipher, unless you are at a similar ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... level of spoons). at this point the ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... body is hard to move, and starts losing ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... water. .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ......,-\%
\-,....... .......,-\
-,........ . nine spoons and above . ........,-
\-,....... ..... .......,-\
%\-,...... overdose. body losing water quickly, ......,-\%
%%\-,..... and is completely unable to move. there .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... is intermittent thought sharing with ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... sober persons (although ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. unintelligible). memeories are sharded ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. or not formed. .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... ,,,,,,,,,,, ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... , dangers , .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ,,,,,,,,,,, ......,-\%
\-,....... .......,-\
-,........ most deaths are due to loss of water - ........,-
\-,....... thirst is one of the last senses to .......,-\
%\-,...... restable after coming down, often gone ......,-\%
%%\-,..... for up to twenty four hours. at higher .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... doses it's hard to move, even if you ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... would remember drinking (which is also ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. made harder by the attention focusing ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. properties of the honey). .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... people are known to suffer injuries ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... from being still in unfavourable ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... climates for too long, sometimes to the .....,-\%%
%\-,...... point of death. another danger is ......,-\%
\-,....... actually locomotion of the body... .......,-\
-,........ walking around is still somewhat ........,-
\-,....... possible after losing sight, which have .......,-\
%\-,...... lead to seveal falls. additionally, ......,-\%
%%\-,..... robberies of the intoxicated are common. .....,-\%%
#%%\-,.... ....,-\%%#
@#%%\-,... lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ...,-\%%#@
#@#%%\-,.. to die of pure overdose (on the scale ..,-\%%#@#
##@#%%\-,. of jars of honey) before being killed .,-\%%#@##
#@#%%\-,.. by thirst. there are rumors that this ..,-\%%#@#
@#%%\-,... leaves "ghosts", who will still share ...,-\%%#@
#%%\-,.... their thoughts long after their bodies ....,-\%%#
%%\-,..... are dead and gone. .....,-\%%
%\-,...... ......,-\%
\-,....... .......,-\
-,........ ........,-
\-,....... .......,-\
%\-,...... ......,-\%
%%\-,..... .....,-\%%